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U.S. Spacecraft Goes On Display At Smithsonian Air And Space Museum

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

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The Stardust spacecraft, which collected the first particles from a comet, will go on display at the Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum on the Mall in Washington, D.C., NASA announced. Display will begin on Wednesday, the 50th anniversary of NASA. Stardust, comprising a spacecraft and capsule, completed a seven-year, 3-billion-mile journey in 2006. A tennis racket-like, aerogel-lined collector was extended to capture particles as the spacecraft flew within 150 miles of comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Carrying the…

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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